Gareth Thomas

Ginger expression of rebellion against non-being. IT geek who mixes bands for a hobby.

[Gareth Thomas @gazt02]

Life is a gift, Love is the point, and we can join God in healing the world as the ongoing embodiment of Christ. (HT Ryan Meeks)

[Dan White Jr. @danwhitejr]

The more we ruminate on fear and the possibilities of doom we over activate our nervous systems. This drives us to look for a scapegoat and a hero—
someone to blame and someone to save us.

[Gareth Thomas @gazt02]

@mikeypowell Most mobile operators offer a VM to message/email transcription service if that helps soften the blow somewhat? Otherwise a therapist, or a zen guru could possibly help?

[Gareth Thomas @gazt02]

Are @McDonaldsUK scoring their staff on how long people wait at the Drive Thru window? Nobody behind me in the queue and I get told to go and find a space in the car-park! Got to slow their overall efficiency down by having to walk the order out.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

Stop telling people to “go and sin no more” if you are unwilling to stand between that “sinner” and the rocks being thrown at them.

[Dan White Jr. @danwhitejr]

How to Be a Decent Human Today:

● Be curious instead of critical.
● Be kind instead of cutting.
● Be a listener instead of a lecturer.
● Be receptive instead of defensive.
● Be compassionate instead of controlling.

[Mason Mennenga @masonmennenga]

peace only happens when the oppressed are no longer oppressed, not when the oppressed tolerate their oppression

[John Fugelsang @JohnFugelsang]

Since Middle East, Gaza, Israel, Hamas and Iran are all trending...

...it's a good time to remind everyone that putting extreme religious conservatives in power always leads to the opposites of what their religions teach.

[Mason Mennenga @masonmennenga]

lgbtq christians when evangelicals quote the six verses about homosexuality to them:

[Dan White Jr. @danwhitejr]

We have counted on preaching and teaching to form the life of the Christian. But this strategy has not turned out well. The result is that we have multitudes of Christians who can hardly get along with themselves, much less others…" ~ Dallas Willard

[Skye Jethani @SkyeJethani]

Why are fewer people attending church, and why do some feel dissatisfied with it?

Perhaps the answer lies in refocusing the church on its true purpose—to be a community that helps us commune with God rather than merely a venue for entertainment or self-help advice.

[Darren Jones MP @darrenpjones]

A year ago Liz Truss trashed the economy with unfunded tax cuts.

Now Rishi Sunak is doing what Liz Truss wants.

Abolishing inheritance tax - which 96% of people never pay - is an unfunded tax cut of £7.2bn per year.

The biggest threat to the economy is the Conservative Party.

[Gareth Thomas @gazt02]

Long thread. But meaty. And good.

[Ari Lamm @AriLamm]

Why Read The Bible In Hebrew?

Let's talk about the most famous murder in human history—the story of Cain and Abel.

In order to understand it, we'll need to unpack one of the most mysterious words in the entire Bible.

A thread (for non-Hebrew readers too!) 🧵 1

[Carlos A. Rodríguez @CarlosHappyNPO]

Jesus didn’t say:

Convert your neighbor
Police your neighbor
Take a tithe from your neighbor
Correct your neighbor’s behavior
Shame your neighbor into church
Force your neighbor into prayer
Serve your neighbor only as a way to evangelize them.

Jesus said, love your neighbor.

[Steve Chalke @SteveChalke]

LGBT+ people were once forced to conceal, even lie about, who they were, or face punishment as well as ostracism. But, for many, especially those in some religious communities, life is still almost as bleak. The message ‘you can belong, but just don’t tell us who you really are.’

[Aaron Duvall @RevDuv]

I am finding more and more the Christian life is less about intensity and more about consistency.

It’s the small steps, during the small moments, in the daily life.

Doing the right things, the right way, for the right reasons. And then doing them again.

[Mason Mennenga @masonmennenga]

queer christians wanting to keep
following jesus despite all the hate they get from homophobic christians is a testament of how faithful queer christians are